If you\u2019ve ever wished your phone could look as cool as your guitar, a Japanese luthier has made that dream a reality.<\/p>\n
T. Sato of Moonshine Craft & Custom is handcrafting smartphone cases that mimic the bodies of iconic vintage guitars with astonishing realism \u2013 and the internet is losing it over them.<\/p>\n
Moonshine Craft & Custom\u2019s cases aren\u2019t just prints slapped on plastic. Each one is inspired by a real guitar, from relic\u2019d Stratocasters<\/a> and Telecasters<\/a> to Gibson<\/a> SGs and Les Pauls<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are sunburst finishes, pickguard edges, and even a faded TV Yellow model that\u2019s straight-up retro vibes. Some even come complete with rusted screws and flaking paint, giving the illusion of a well-loved instrument in miniature.<\/p>\n Sato, a one-man workshop handling guitar repairs and custom builds, stumbled onto the idea after his own phone case fell apart. He crafted a replacement and shared it on Instagram, where the response was immediate and overwhelming.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m truly delighted to have received such an overwhelming response through news sites and elsewhere for these smartphone cases crafted by a guitar maker,\u201d he writes. \u201cI handle guitar making, repairs, and custom work all by myself. In my spare time, I strive to create smartphone cases with the same care and dedication, hoping to share the joy with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n The cases, compatible with both iPhones and Androids, cost around \u00a350 ($67) each. And with each case handcrafted, demand has far outstripped supply, with every listing on Sato\u2019s Mercari store currently sold out and a 2-3 month wait for new orders. Guitars Japan has even been drafted in to help fulfill requests.<\/p>\n Moonshine Craft & Custom continues to take orders, so if you want a phone that\u2019s as striking as a vintage guitar, now\u2019s the time to act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever wished your phone could look as cool as your guitar, a Japanese luthier has made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[144973,165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-270808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-electric-guitars","9":"tag-mobile","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}